ܙܡܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܡ ܪ (z m r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Feminine active noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zammɑrtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zamartɑː]

Noun

ܙܲܡܵܪܬܵܐ • (zammārtā) f (plural ܙܲܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zammārāṯā), masculine ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ (zammārā))

1. singer, musician

Etymology 2

Instance noun of the verb ܙܵܡܸܪ (zāmir, “to sing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zmaːrtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zmarta]

Noun

ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ • (zmārtā) f (plural ܙܡܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmārāṯā) or ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (zmāryāṯā))

1. instance of singing
2. manner of singing
3. song

   Synonyms: ܙܸܡܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zimōrtā), ܙܡܝܼܪܬܵܐ (zmīrtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܙ-ܡ-ܪ (z-m-r) related to singing. Compare Arabic زَمَّارَة (zammāra) and Hebrew זַמֶּרֶת (zamméreṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zammɑrtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [zammɑrɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܙܡܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܙܡܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܙܡܪܐ)

1. singer, musician
2. psalmist

Inflection

    declension of ܙܡܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܙܡܪܐ	ܙܡܪܢ
construct	ܙܡܪܬ	ܙܡܪܬ
emphatic	ܙܡܪܬܐ	ܙܡܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܙܡܪܬܝ	ܙܡܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܙܡܪܬܟ	ܙܡܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܙܡܪܬܟܝ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܙܡܪܬܗ	ܙܡܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܙܡܪܬܢ	ܙܡܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܙܡܪܬܟܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܙܡܪܬܟܝܢ	ܙܡܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܙܡܪܬܗܘܢ	ܙܡܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܙܡܪܬܗܝܢ	ܙܡܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “zmrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 89b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 118a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 387a